Are Your Dispensable or Irreplaceable?

Are Your Dispensable or Irreplaceable?

At some point in our lives, we must make the purposeful decision to let go of who we use to be in order to become the person we were destined to be.

Sometimes destiny can’t wait on us to choose because if it did, we would never make a choice at all. For others, it’s not until we are pushed out, locked out or worst thrown out by life that we finally get the message to wake up. Wake to the fact that this is the age of extinction. The era of average is over and only the exceptional, only those who are hungry, those who refuse to accept no for answer and those who are relentless about their dream, will advance to the place of greatness.

Do yourself a favor and wasting time crying over who moved your cheese, took it or ate it altogether. While the how or what that happened to you might be painful, it is irrelevant---Shift happens to everybody. Deal with it!  The sooner you accept this fact, the better off you will be. Redirect all of that roar energy towards strategizing your next move e.g. creating a new cheese, maybe cream-cheese, blue-cheese or something completely cutting edge. The goal here is to recognize that yesterday is over, gone, finito. Looking back in the rearview mirror will only hinder you from gaining new ground and embarking on a greater purpose.

You see greatness is not automatic, nor is it inherited. Greatness is deliberate and intentional - - all day, everyday.  It is a daily choice to be exceptional, a daily decision to defy the odds, to go beyond what is ordinary and a commitment to give more value, more excellence than is required.

Average is dispensable but Exceptional is Irreplaceable.

 

Favorite Quotes by author, Paulette P. Stubbs

 

1. Never settle for a cheer-leader role when you’re destined for MVP status.

 

2. Take responsibility for your own life successes and failures as it is Your decisions that will ultimately determine your destiny—no one else’s.

 

3. Quitting is Absolutely NOT an option!

 

4. How will you choose to be remembered? Will you be immortalized as The One who became stagnant after a temporary setback or rather as The One who refused to give up until you WIN?

 

5. There is wisdom in learning from the mistakes of others instead of seeking to be great at making ones of your own.

 

6. All of the twist, turns and bumps in the road that were so uncomfortable at the time, repositioned and equipped you to STAND in your now Blessed place.

 

7. Destiny is always calling. The question is, will you recognize its voice to obey the call?

 

8. Being the best will cost you something. When GREATNESS makes a collect call to your future, you must be ready & willing to ACCEPT the charges - -no matter how high.

 

9. Whenever we measure our life’s purpose by someone else’s, defeat is inevitable.

 

10. Preparation is the seed of promotion. Our life is filled with potent, fertile soil that is awaiting our planted seeds of training, development, and preparation. We cannot expect a harvest if you have not taken the time to plant any precious seeds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'DESTINY is always calling. The question is, will you recognize its voice to obey the call?' by Paulette Stubbs​

YOU ARE AN AUTHENTIC WORK OF ART, A DESIGNER'S ORIGINAL

(Jer 1:5)

When we think of a designer, big names such as Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Prada and Vera Wang comes to mind. The marketing specialist for these world renown designers spend thousands of dollars developing a cutting edge pitch that will compel consumers to buy into the idea of owning a priceless work of art, a designers original. These fashion moguls incorporate Supply Chain Management (SCM) companies to mass produce duplicates of their original designs for distribution to international consumers.  God however, Our Creator and Master Designer, breathed His original DNA into us, making each of us an authentic designers original – eliminating the risk of any manufacturer defects or defaults.  What an awesome God!

God took a second look at YOU and stamped His priceless seal of approval upon your head with a resounding YES!.... this is indeed good. (Gen 1:31)

So you've made your fare share of mistakes along the way....who hasn't!  Do yourself a favor and STOP keeping score because you are the only one who is.  God deposited an invaluable treasure on the inside of YOU, Himself! Refuse to allow anyone/anything to beat you down, count you out or devalue your existence because of the mistakes that make you perfectly 100% human.

Beginning today, hold your head up, arch your shoulders back and walk-tall because the world is waiting to behold all of your greatness.
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The BEST is yet to come

Author/Founder of ICH Enterprises, Certified Accounting Technician with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London and Board member of the PACE Foundation.  With all these accolades, who would have believed that I was once a teen-mother.

It all started some 23 years ago but I can remember it like it was yesterday. From the moment I met him, he envisioned everything that I’d dreamed of; that is until I got pregnant.  My parents were devastated!  I was totally clueless as to how this one decision would drastically change my life.  To add insult to injury, my indiscretion came at a time when premature pregnancy was considered taboo (nothing like nowadays).  I had to leave school, friends and activities that had meant so much to me behind.  

The *PACE Foundation was the light at the end of a dark tunnel. They provided an avenue for me to redeem myself and move forward towards a better and brighter future for me and my unborn child.

*The PACE Foundation is a non-profit organization incorporated to support the PACE Programme of the Bahamas Ministry of Education whose goals are as follows: To ensure that teen mothers have the opportunity to complete high school To reduce the incidence of repeat pregnancy among teen mothers To improve the quality of life for teenage mothers and their babies To use the lessons of teen mothers to inform stakeholders of the ways to prevent teen pregnancies Website: http://www.pacebahamas.com/Home.html

To those of you out there who may find yourself in a similar situation, please note that this is NOT the end.  Whoever told you that your life is over - - - -lied!!   God still has an awesome plan for you. The bible states in 1Corinthians 2:9 “Eyes hath not seen, ears hath not heard, neither has it entered into the hearts of man the plans God has for those that love Him.”

On my completion of the PACE Programme, I returned to public school and secured a part-time job to support my child.  While others were enjoying their long summer vacations, I worked full-time to ensure that I had everything that I needed for the next school semester.

I must be totally honest with you by saying that it wasn’t at all easy. I wanted to give up many days and have made lots of mistakes along the way.   Many were convinced that my life was over. I lost some friends, family members gave up on me and even the baby’s father walked away.  

But by God’s grace - - -I made it and You can too!

With faith in God, hard work and determination, the Best is yet to come.

Paulette P. Stubbs

Who Am I? by Paulette P. Stubbs, Author & Founder of ICH Enterprises

WHO AM I?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and quietly asked yourself the question: ‘Who Am I?”  These three simple words will compel even the most intelligent of persons to think for a minute.

But before you answer, I would like for you to firstly dismiss every LIE that the world, your friends, your ex’s or even your family members have sold you over the years. Secondly, destroy and un-create all the negative labels that have followed you from your childhood, assaulted you through middle-school and became the irritating third-wheel in every intimate relationship you’ve had.

The world, too often make the mistake of attributing a person’s worth by what they do for a living or by what they have done in the past. At reunions we proudly flash our business cards with endless professional labels and boast of our accomplishments as if this will somehow validate our existence to others.

Our value is NOT derived from:

Profession or job

·        Education

·        Accomplishments (no matter how great they are)

·        Physical appearance (Ethnicity, Race, Weight, etc.)

·        Geographical location (suburbs, ghetto, etc.)

·        Financial Landscape (wealthy, on-welfare, debt)

·        Possessions

·        Marital Status (Single, Divorced, Married)

·        Personal/Professional Network

Our value is NOT diminished by events e.g.:

·        Lost your job

·        Homeless

·        Bankrupt

·        Suffered abuse, rape, incest, etc.

·        Single (as the world portrays singleness)

·        Made poor choices

·        ___________________Fill in the blank, etc.

How is it that we seek to be affirmed by our jobs, relationships, the media and everything else except by the very one that hold the blueprint for our lives?  Can you see the irony in this unfortunate mindset?

New Self-Reality Consciousness

Our value comes from our Creator: God and his original intent for our existence are found in his Word.  Each of us has been endowed by God with a unique S.E.L.F. purpose and gifting to share with the world.  I have used the below acronym to illustrate the definition of SELF below:

S olo :                 Unique, individual

E valuation of:      Worth, significance,           

L ife:                   Existence, being

F unction:            Purpose, role, meaning

We must endeavor to re-frame our reality with what is TRUE, PURE, NOBLE and LIFE-GIVING (Phil 4:8). With this in mind, let’s discover some of the truths found in God’s Word about who WE really are:

What GOD says about YOU	Scripture reference
LOVED & CHOSEN	1 Thes. 1:4, Col 3:12
WHOLE  AND  COMPLETE	Col 2:10
FAIRFULLY & WONDERFULLY MADE	Ps. 139.14
FULL OF LOVE, POWER & A SOUND MIND	2 Tim 1:7
A TREASURED POSSESSION	Deut 7:6
MORE THAN A CONQUEROR	Rom 8:17
FREE FROM WEAKNESSES & DISEASE	Matt 8:17
BOLD AS A LION	Prov 28:1
A FRIEND OF JESUS	John 15:15
SUPPLIED WITH EVERYTHING I NEED	Phil 4:19
BLESSED WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS	Eph 1:3
ACCEPTED	Rom 15:7
AMBASSADOR	2 Cor 5:20
ALWAYS TRIUMPHANT IN EVERY SITUATION	2 Cor 2:14

When you don't know who you are, you are more likely to be subjected to the views and impositions of who you should be.